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Fifty churches, synagogues, mosques and temples in New York City will start housing nearly 1,000 migrant men. The new plan announced by Mayor Eric Adams means the city will pay houses of worship to have beds, showers and dining areas, filling in the desperate need to provide shelter as more migrants keep arriving. The announcement comes as religious affiliation in the US is
Under the new agreement, 50 churches, temples and houses of worship will open their doors and house nearly 1,000 migrants in July, Mayor Eric Adams announced
20,000 migrants have arrived recently. More are on the way | United States
And more are on the way | United States
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The migrant crisis officially became an emergency in NYC Friday, with Mayor Adams declaring the city does not have the space to adequately house the massive influx of South and Central American refugees. But some New Yorkers, more quietly, are solving the problem on a smaller scale. They’re opening their own homes, trying to offer what they can in an extraordinary moment.